Investing in Africa
Fool’s School
Africa is the continent with the most untapped potential. It has more than 1 billion people and the world’s fastest-growing population, abundant natural resources, arable land, accessible coasts and myriad other advantages. But for a variety of reasons, it has yet to capitalize on these possibilities. Full Story
Name That Company
Based in Grapevine, Texas, I’m the world’s biggest retailer of video games and entertainment software, selling both new and used hardware as well as software. Full Story
Is Freeport a Buy?
The Motley Fool Take
The world’s largest publicly held copper producer, Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), which also produces gold and molybdenum, has seen its stock slump recently as copper prices have dropped. Full Story
Bad News Delivery
My Dumbest Investment
Webvan, the online grocery delivery service, was my dumbest investment ever. I bought into it originally because it was one of those perfect-looking stocks during the dot-com era. People were so busy counting their money that they had no time to go to the grocery store — how could it fail? Full Story
Last week’s trivia answer
I trace my roots back to the Star Furniture Co. of Zeeland, Mich., which my namesake purchased in 1923. In 1968, I introduced the world’s first open-plan modular system of panels and attaching components, pioneering modern office design. (Think cubicles.) I believe in good design, participative management and environmental responsibility. Full Story
Of Interest
Ask the Fool
Q What makes interest rates go
up and down?
— J.S., Columbus, Ind.
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